A pair of educators are teaming up to give college students and fourth-graders new tools to fight prejudice and racial separatism — a project that took on new significance with the appearance of white nationalist stickers on campus last week.

For most college freshmen, the November midterm election will be their first chance to vote in a federal general election.

With Election Day approaching — and given heightened political awareness this year — efforts to get out the student vote are in high gear. Those involved in myriad campus voter registration drives at the University of Illinois say they’re seeing more interest.